Cricket friendly?

[jld]

So on the bar back at a bar that I frequent on a semi-regular basis, there is a brass sign, engraved that says "Cricket friendly". Anyone know what this means? I always forget to ask while I'm there.

[Splificator]

As far as I know, it means that the bar's TV will periodically display bunches of men in shin-guards standing around for long stretches of time and occasionally stirring themselves to throw a ball in a peculiar overhand manner or swing something that resembles a stunted canoe-paddle through a narrow arc at said ball. Thoroughly incomprehensible bevavior, but there are those who swear by it.

[slbunge]

Well said. It would be a very enjoyable afternoon, indeed, to knock back a few cocktails while getting the low-down on the rules and the scoring system. Wonderfully complicated.

[Splificator]

That really does sound pleasant...Pink Gins would be in order, methinks.

[Lan4Dawg]

either that or you must listen to Jiminy sing, "When you Wish Upon A Star" over and over again.

Which I suppose would lead to another thread: What cocktails would match w/ Disney movies?

[beans]

As far as I know, it means that the bar's TV will periodically display bunches of men in shin-guards standing around for long stretches of time and occasionally stirring themselves to throw a ball in a peculiar overhand manner or swing something that resembles a stunted canoe-paddle through a narrow arc at said ball. Thoroughly incomprehensible bevavior, but there are those who swear by it.

[beans]

What cocktails would match w/ Disney movies?

Oh my. I want in on whatever someone comes up with for Fantasia, I and II.

[Lan4Dawg]

What cocktails would match w/ Disney movies?

Oh my. I want in on whatever someone comes up with for Fantasia, I and II.

something tells me it would involve absinthe or at least something laced w/ mushrooms. ":^)

[Carlovski]

As far as I know, it means that the bar's TV will periodically display bunches of men in shin-guards standing around for long stretches of time and occasionally stirring themselves to throw a ball in a peculiar overhand manner or swing something that resembles a stunted canoe-paddle through a narrow arc at said ball. Thoroughly incomprehensible bevavior, but there are those who swear by it.

Only the wicket keeper, and maybe short leg and silly point wear shin guards.....

[jackal10]

Well said.  It would be a very enjoyable afternoon, indeed, to knock back a few cocktails while getting the low-down on the rules and the scoring system.  Wonderfully complicated.

As I quoted on the cricket thread:

Cricket is simple to understand. As explained to a foreigner:

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in the pavilion. Each man that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he is out. When they are all out, except the man who is not out, the side that's been out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out.

When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out, he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who are all out all the time, and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game.

Of course, while in the Pavillion they will need something to drink...

Edited June 4, 2004 by jackal10 (log)

[ctgm]

Cricket is a great game that takes all day:

If you watch it, you can drink all day. If you play it, you can drink all day.